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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why do we still need dipsticks in cars?

Everything but an oil level gauge ... classic Bugatti dashboard.
Everything but an oil level gauge ... classic Bugatti dashboard. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

Why don’t cars have an oil level gauge on the dashboard, like the fuel gauge, instead of making me open the bonnet and peer at an oily dipstick?

Simon Harrison

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